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The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness #3) by Joe Abercrombie

October 4, 2026 .

Fantasy, Grimdark, joeabercrombie

In The Wisdom of Crowds, the already-thin line between protagonist and antagonist (if there ever were any) is at its blurriest.

The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness #3) by Joe Abercrombie

October 4, 2026 .

Book Reviews, Fantasy, Grimdark, joeabercrombie, thewisdomofcrowds theageofmadness

The bloodthirsty deviousness and callousness that came to Rikke and Leo ( I spare no sympathy for him anyway), the kindness that would sometimes peek through Savine’s hard veneer – it was ...

The Trouble With Peace (The Age of Madness #2) by Joe Abercrombie

October 4, 2026 .

Fantasy, Grimdark, joeabercrombie, Prejudice

The parts that stuck out the most for me were the war depictions. Abercrombie writes them so well I felt I was at the front lines – the racing thoughts in the heads of the soldiers as they rush ...

The Trouble With Peace (The Age of Madness #2) by Joe Abercrombie

November 8, 2021 .

epicfantasy, Grimdark, joeabercrombie, lordgrimdark, theageofmadness

It’s a real-life lesson in leadership, an allusion to pretentious saviour-Stalins and Christ-Hitlers who believe that they can change the world by breaking it first.

A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) by Joe Abercrombie

October 12, 2021 .

alittlehatred, firstlaw, joeabercrombie, theageofmadness

Truly, truly enjoyable, this book was. Honestly, I was not eager to start this one, seeing as it’s not yet a complete series. But it was a big-name author. Besides, the books I’ve been rea...

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